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There is a strong appetite amongst local authorities to have the law changed to loosen the requirement to have to place statutory notices in newspapers. Almost all councils use alternative...
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- Statutory Consultees
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- Non-Statutory Consultees
- Re-Consultation After An Application Has Been Amended
- Table 2 – Statutory Consultees on Applications For Planning Permission
What steps must the local planning authority take to involve members of the public on planning applications?
Local planning authorities are required to undertake a formal period of public consultation, prior to deciding a planning application. This is prescribed in article 15 of the Development Management Procedure Order (as amended). There are separate arrangements for applications for permission in principle which are set out in Article 5G of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 (as amended); for listed buildings which are set out in regulation 5 and regulation 5A of...
Who is eligible to respond to a consultation?
Anyone can respond to a planning consultation. In addition to individuals who might be directly affected by a planning application, community groups and specific interest groups (national as well as local in some cases) may wish to provide representations on planning applications. Paragraph: 003 Reference ID: 15-003-20140306 Revision date: 06 03 2014
What publicity will take place to let the public know that a planning application has been submitted?
Local planning authorities have discretion about how they inform communities and other interested parties about planning applications. Article 15 of the Development Management Procedure Order sets out minimum statutory requirements for applications for planning permission. These are summarised in Table 1. In addition, local authorities may set out more detail on how they will consult the community on planning applications in their Statement of Community Involvement, prepared under section 18...
Who are the statutory consultees and why have they been designated?
Planning law prescribes circumstances where local planning authorities are required to consult specified bodies prior to a decision being made on an application. A list of statutory consultees on applications for planning permission is set out in Table 2. Paragraph: 009 Reference ID: 15-009-20190722 Revision date: 23 07 2019 See previous version
How should statutory consultees engage with the planning system?
Paragraph deleted. Paragraph: 010 Reference ID: 15-010-20140306 Revision date: 23 07 2019 See previous version
Will a parish council or a Neighbourhood Forum be informed of planning applications in their area?
The circumstances in which local planning authorities must notify a parish council or a Neighbourhood Forum are set out in Schedule 1, paragraph 8, of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and article 25 and 25A of the Development Management Procedure Order Where a parish council or Neighbourhood Forum is notified of a planning application, they must make any representations within 21 days. In the case of applications for public service infrastructure development made on or after 1st August...
What are safeguarding directions?
The Development Management Procedure Order includes powers for the Secretary of State to direct local planning authorities that additional consultation must take place in specific local circumstances. This process is referred to as a ‘consultation direction’. A consultation direction may be issued in relation to areas, sites and routes which are typically of more than local importance, or to allow the further consideration of proposals in the vicinity of existing facilities (such as airports)...
Where is information kept regarding consultation directions?
The relevant local planning authority will be able to advise applicants of any consultation directions that might affect planning proposals within its area. Paragraph: 021 Reference ID: 15-021-20140306 Revision date: 23 07 2019 See previous version
When does the Secretary of State need to be consulted?
For certain types of development, local planning authorities are required to consult the Secretary of State before granting planning permission. The circumstances where this is required are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2021; the Town and Country Planning (Development Affecting Trunk Roads) Direction 2018 (PDF, 122KB); and the Town and Country Planning (safeguarded aerodromes, technical sites and military explosives storage areas) Direction 2002....
What other organisations will local planning authorities engage with as part of the planning application process?
In addition to the statutory consultees set out in table 2 below, local planning authorities will need to consider whether there are planning policy reasons to engage other consultees who – whilst not designated in law – are likely to have an interest in a proposed development (non-statutory consultees). An example of this is the Battlefield Trust in relation to any proposed development that may impact on a historical battlefield site. To help applicants develop their proposals, local plannin...
How can local planning authorities engage with non-statutory consultees?
Local planning authorities need to identify the particular types of development or areas in which non-statutory consultees have an interest, so that any consultation can be directed appropriately, and unnecessary consultation avoided. To ensure consultations are received promptly it is helpful to for applicants and local planning authorities to agree the most cost and time effective system of notification on individual applications. Paragraph: 023 Reference ID: 15-023-20140306 Revision date:...
How long do non-statutory consultees have to respond to a planning application?
Non-statutory consultees are expected to respond within the period specified by the local planning authority. Where, exceptionally, additional time is required it is important to notify the local planning authority as soon as possible. It will be for the local planning authority to decide if further time is allowed. Extensions of time which are negotiated between non-statutory consultees and the local planning authority will not affect the applicant’s right to appeal against non-determination...
Can an application be amended after it has been submitted?
Paragraph deleted. Paragraph: 025 Reference ID: 15-025-20190722 Revision date: 23 07 2019 See previous version
Will further consultation take place after an application is amended?
An application can be amended after it has been submitted. Guidance on the procedures involved in doing so is set out in ‘making an application’. Where an application has been amended it is up to the local planning authority to decide whether further publicity and consultation is necessary in the interests of fairness. In deciding what further steps may be required local planning authorities should consider whether, without re-consultation, any of those who were entitled to be consulted on th...
The table below contains a list of statutory requirements to consult particular bodies or persons on applications for planning permission in prescribed circumstances. The table also includes links to planning guidance that encourages consultation with those bodies in other circumstances. This is not a definitive list. It does not necessarily includ...
As a former council leader, I know that local authorities are not full of people who are trying to dodge transparency. People are doing the best they can for their communities. But by ensuring council tax notices are published in newspapers, we can safeguard voters’ interests, so they are well informed, and so nobody is excluded from the ...
Nov 13, 2023 · The results will inform LGA lobbying to change the current requirement to publish public notices in local newspapers. The Statutory Notices Survey 2023 was conducted by the Local...
Oct 10, 2015 · The public notice that must be given in advance of meetings. Public access to reports, agendas and other documents before, at and after meetings.
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May 22, 2023 · Research from BVA BDRC shows that changing the requirement for local authorities to place public notices in printed local newspapers would see 10 million people, many of whom are in vulnerable or elderly groups, cut off from viewing the notices, creating a serious democratic deficit.
Apr 15, 2020 · Where a Local Planning Authority posts a site notice, it is fulfilling a legal obligation to publicise applications for planning permission in accordance with the requirements of the DMPO (or SCI, where there is an obligation to do so).
